CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MIDWIFE SHELLY GIRARD

– Shelly Girard, Midwife –

SPOTLIGHT ON THE PRACTITIONER: Shelly Girard is one of the most experienced midwives in Los Angeles. She has attended over 4500 births since 1972. She provides wholistic prenatal care, well-woman gynecology and childbirth at home. Insurance billing available. She is licensed by the California Medical Board and is a Certified Professional Midwife accredited by the North American Registry of Midwives. Shelly has a Masters in Public Health from UCLA. With a focus on wholistic health care, her areas of expertise include nutrition, herbology and exercise physiology. She is a massage therapist certified by the Institute of Psycho-Structural Balancing. Shelly has practiced yoga for over 45 years and has a black belt in Kenpo Karate from the International Kenpo Karate Association (IKKA). She has two grown sons, Chesed and Shawn, who were born at home.